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Unless he's bringing those rosters with him, the cup wins aren't relevant.
Experience is never irrelevant.
Unless he's bringing those rosters with him, the cup wins aren't relevant.
Hakstol needs to be fired immediately, yeah, but we still have to be careful.
In other words, if we say Hakstol's a 2/10, then sure, the vast majority of coaches would be an upgrade. But, hypothetically, I wouldn't want to be hasty and replace a 2/10 with a 3/10 or a 4/10 and be stuck with that new guy for 4+ years. I'd rather be careful, have an interim for a bit, and find a better improvement.
Now, could Q be an upgrade and do great? Sure, I'm not saying he couldn't, I'm just pointing out causes for concern based on what people familiar with his coaching have said. At the very least, it's not a no-brainer move.
Brandon Manning is averaging 15:56 TOI and ranks 6th among defenders on Hawks for that (And was healthy scratch once already)
Kunitz is averaging 11:07 TOI
This love and Q overplaying them is nonsense narrative from Hawk fans who hate Q. Also I would point out with Manning the Hawks are currently without Murphy and were without Forsling until recently (He just joined Ice Hogs and is playing his way into shape now 3 games into his year)
Yes, coaching matters, but it isn't what wins you games and cups. It can definitely lose them for you though..
Has he though? I mean, Bylsma also won a cup, would anyone here want him?This goes without saying. Problem is, Hakstol is not capable of this. Quenneville has proven that he is.
That's an extremely important part of a teams success. That "set-up." We've seen countless times over the years where teams have great rosters but don't go anywhere in the Playoffs.
Just recently, we saw that between 2010 and 2016 with Pittsburgh and then suddenly, with virtually the same roster, they were able to win back-to-back Cups. Hmm, I wonder what changed in 2016?
Coaching matters. There are great coaches.
Did you watch the Hawks cup wins?
Q outcoached the **** out of all 3 opposing coaches especially in 2nd half of series (Which was a Q trademark)
And he outclassed AV for 3 years (Only reason Nucks finally got past Hawks was because of cap dismantling 2010 team and Bolland missing start of Nucks series) and other so called great coaches along way to 3 cups
What makes me doubt this is his drafting.I agree with this post, if not your earlier ones, and I think we have to go back to Hexy. What does he actually want? I don't think he wants progressive hockey - I think he wants LA Kings quicksand hockey, and while we have Sandy, we don't have Johnny Quick, so that is a huge problem. On the other hand, I can't imagine he is happy with the TOI NAK (for example) is getting after his call-up. He's not going to say anything publicly, and may not even want to second-guess his son's coach to his face, but I can't imagine he is happy with it.
This doesn't mean I want Hexy fired - I don't. I just want him to have a Come to Jesus moment with himself. I'm not going to hold my breath on that. But why hire Knob in the first place if he doesn't ultimately want the more progressive hockey we saw out of Knob's Erie? So I guess there's some hope on that front.
Has he though? I mean, Bylsma also won a cup, would anyone here want him?
Like I said, I'm just going by what I read and how scarily similar it sounds to our current problem. The last thing I want is to make a change and not fix our biggest issue.
Coaching experience doesn't score goals or make saves, and that's what wins cups.Experience is never irrelevant.
Did you watch the Hawks cup wins?
Q outcoached the **** out of all 3 opposing coaches especially in 2nd half of series (Which was a Q trademark)
And he outclassed AV for 3 years (Only reason Nucks finally got past Hawks was because of cap dismantling 2010 team and Bolland missing start of Nucks series) and other so called great coaches along way to 3 cups
The overuse of bad/outdated players.Yes. Absolutely. All you had to do was watch those Chicago teams play during their peak from 2010-2015.
Which biggest issue are you referring to?
Myself.
You can be an assistant.
Yeah, of course.I'm on board with your argument now.
Can I coach the PK? Easiest most secure job in the world.
Yeah, of course.
He is the second-winningest coach in NHL history.
Ok perfect, thanks. Just be extra careful in Ubers...Thanks skip.
I'll only make one age joke a week and not in front of the boys.
Yeah, of course.
Sure, I don't see why not. Just be careful, they're incredibly fragile.Can I be your goalie coach?
Surely I cant do any worse then what your coaches have done for decades in that capacity
Sure, I don't see why not. Just be careful, they're incredibly fragile.